Today is Monday, 15 July 2024.
This week's publications will be about hydrogen, so that our readers can learn about more actions around the world already underway, especially in windy or sunny regions highly favorable to green hydrogen, or industries already adapting to this new source of energy. We will cover Namibia today and throughout the week, initially, Germany, Europe, Canada and the United States/Japan.
Have you already heard about Namibia?
It’s a country in southwest Africa, facing Brazil to the other side of the Atlantic. The name of its capital Windhoek is derived from the Afrikaans meaning “windy corner”. Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990. The former spelling “Windhuk” origins at Namibia’s German colonial time, that ended at the beginning of the XX Century.
It is also a very special place for windsurfing lovers for the location of the Lüderitz Speed Challenge, where top World windsurfers sail over 100km/h (50 knots). Just give a look at these video “The other side of Speed!”.
Not bad for green hydrogen, right? Indeed, “Africa: an extraordinary green hydrogen potential.”
The news now comes from the Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy that announced a feasibility study for a cross-border green hydrogen pipeline between Namibia and South Africa, envisioned to connect Lüderitz to South Africa’s Northern Cape. Considering the potential for future extensions, the study also aims to establish a sustainable and interconnected energy corridor in Southern Africa.
Note the similarity with the Bar(celona)-Mar(seille) hydrogen pipeline project, connecting central Europe with the Iberia Peninsula (and North Africa com there).
Click at the image below to read the article “Namibia to conduct Namibia-South Africa green hydrogen pipeline feasibility study” last July 14 by the Namibia Mining and Energy portal.
Published last June 2024, you might be also interested on the report “Green Hydrogen Production in Namibia” for mentioning other “notable international agreements” signed by the Government of Namibia:
A Joint Communique of Intent (JCoI) with the German Government to cooperate in research and development, conduct feasibility studies and support the development of joint pilot plants;
An agreement on cooperation in the field of hydrogen economy was concluded between the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Namibian Energy Ministry;
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Namport - Namibian Ports Authority - with the Port of Rotterdam (Netherlands), to build the necessary infrastructure to supply green hydrogen from Lüderitz to Rotterdam;
A MoU for cooperation in the field of Green Hydrogen signed between the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia with the Ministry of Energy of Belgium; and
A strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials and green hydrogen between the EU and Namibia.
The study was prepared by DECHEMA, Germany’s Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology), organization that congregates experts from a wide range of disciplines, institutions and generations focusing on identifying and evaluating emerging technological trends, with the objective into industrial applications.
Click below to download the 23-pages study.
Tomorrow we will post about Germany’s National Hydrogen Strategy.
